Re: Using "overlay dynlist" with Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 LDAP server using slapd.d (not slapd.conf) ?

["Dieter Kluenter" <dieter@dkluenter.de>]

Shamika Joshi <shamika.joshi@gmail.com> writes:

> As you guys suggested, I attempted to load dynlist.la module, but it gives me
> folllowing error:
>
> admins@x6:~$ ldapmodify -x -D cn=admin,cn=config -W
> Enter LDAP Password:
> dn: cn={0}module,cn=config
> changetype: modify
> add: olcModuleLoad
> olcModuleLoad: dynlist.lamodifying entry "cn={0}module,cn=config"
> ldap_modify: No such object (32)
>         matched DN: cn=config
>
> If I remove '{0}module,' from the dn it gives this error:
>
> admins@x6:~$
> admins@x6:~$
> admins@x6:~$ ldapmodify -x -D cn=admin,cn=config -W
> Enter LDAP Password:
> dn: cn=config
> changetype: modify
> add: olcModuleLoad
> olcModuleLoad: dynlist.lamodifying entry "cn=config"
> ldap_modify: Object class violation (65)
>         additional info: attribute 'olcModuleLoad' not allowed
>
> I'm new to LDAP & dont have much knowldge about LDAP schema. Could you tell
> what must be causing this error? Pls check cn=config attached with this mail.
>
> Thanks
> Shamika
>
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Dieter Kluenter <dieter@dkluenter.de> wrote:
>
>     Shamika Joshi <shamika.joshi@gmail.com> writes:
>    
>     > Hi
>     > The desired implementation is to control user logins on different lab
>     machines based on
>     > the project groups.
>     > Scenario: Bob is part of project group 'mars' & John is part of 'venus'
>     then I have added
>     > lab machines x1-x3 to group 'mars' & y1-y3 to group venus. Now I want
>     John to only access
>     > machines allocated for project 'mars' i.e x1 to x3 & John to access
>     machines allocated
>     > for 'venus' i.e y1 to y3
>     >
>     > I went through this link learned that it can be achieved using "overlay
>     dynlist". Please
>     > correct me if I've got it wrong.
>     > However my lab server is Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic koala) and it is using
>     slapd.d (not
>     > slapd.conf)
>     > So now if I want to attempt to use "overlay dynlist" how should I go
>     about it? Has anyone
>     > done this before? Any help will be appreciated.
>    
>     ldapmodify -D cn=config -W -H ldap://some.host
>     dn: cn={0}module,cn=config
>     changetype: modify
>     add: olcModuleLoad
>     olcModuleLoad: dynlist.la
>    
>     and ldapadd the following ldif, while olcDataBase and olcDlAttrSet may
>     vary on your system.
>    
>     dn: olcOverlay=dynlist,olcDataBase={1}hdb,cn=config
>     objectClass: olcOverlayConfig
>     objectClass: olcDynamicList
>     olcOverlay: dynlist
>     olcDlAttrSet: groupOfURLs memberURL
[...]
> admins@x6:~$ ldapsearch -xLLL -b cn=config -D cn=admin,cn=config -W
> Enter LDAP Password:
> dn: cn=config
> objectClass: olcGlobal
> cn: config
> olcArgsFile: /var/run/slapd/slapd.args
> olcLogLevel: none
> olcPidFile: /var/run/slapd/slapd.pid
> olcToolThreads: 1
>
> dn: cn=module{0},cn=config
> objectClass: olcModuleList
> cn: module{0}
> olcModulePath: /usr/lib/ldap
> olcModuleLoad: {0}back_hdb

[...]

check your module path whether the dynlist overlay ist installed at
all.

-Dieter

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